Essential Oils Staging a Beauty Industry Comeback

7/31/2013 7:08PM

Oils are making a comeback in skin care with products for the body and face flying off the shelves of beauty retailers. The key selling point? Convincing consumers their skin won't "break out". Elizabeth Holmes explains the trend on Lunch Break. Photo: F. Martin Ramin for The Wall Street Journal.

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